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Updated 10/2017 -If you’re wondering about Tacoma Waldorf, or looking for a Waldorf program for your child, you’ll be glad to know that they are offering ongoing enrollment in their early childhood programs as of this writing. They also have a beautiful new campus.

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Choosing the right school for your child is a huge decision!

If you’re a Tacoma area parent, and you don’t feel like you’ve found that, “Right fit,” yet, you might want to consider a Waldorf Education. You particularly owe it to yourself to visit Tacoma Waldorf if you feel like your child would be bored or held back from her full potential in a more traditional school setting, or if you have a child you would describe as sensitive or more empathetic than others her age (that’s all good stuff in the right place)!

You’ve likely heard of Waldorf, but if you haven’t been to a Waldorf school, you probably don’t know what makes it unique or how it differs from other approaches.

Developed by Rudolf Steiner in 1919, Waldorf education is based on a developmental approach that addresses the needs of the growing child and maturing adolescent. Waldorf teachers believe it’s as important to educate a child’s heart and hands as it is to fill his mind.

What does that look like in a school day? Well, Waldorf students are much more likely than students in a, “Regular,” school to be engaged in creative and artistic activities. These aren’t seen as, “Extras,” but as important parts of every day.

Rather than just accumulating facts, Waldorf students are taught to think, reason, examine, and question, while an equally high value is placed on creativity and imagination.

Children learn to read, write, and do math; they study history, geography, and the sciences. However, they also ALL learn to sing, play a musical instrument, draw, paint, model clay, work with wood, speak clearly, act, and work harmoniously and respectfully with others.

At Waldorf the teacher moves up each grade with his/her students, and the class becomes a true family.

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